1684

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 96

Private Stores and Sidings.

Where the loading or unloading of traffic is done by owners at private stores and
sidings, the Government will take no responsibility for the condition of the goods
or for delivery of quantities or weights as declared by owners.
At private sidings all loading and unloading must be done by owners or consignees.
For each loading or unloading done by the Department 1s. per ton will be charged.
Demurrage at the rate of 10s. per truck per day or part of a day will be charged on
trucks not loaded or unloaded within four working hours after arrival.
Goods hauled between private sidings at the same station will be charged 1s.
per ton.
No consignment of less than two tons will be delivered at or received from private
stores or sidings.

Weighing.

When weights are supplied to any persons requiring them, the following charges
will be made:-

• Wool, Rabbitskins, and Sheepskins in bales, 4d. per bale.
• Sheepskins in bundles, d. per bundle.
• Grain, d. per bag.
• Potatoes, &c., d. per cwt.
• Other goods, 1d. per cwt.
• Classes F, K, L, N, O, and P, 1s. per truck-load.
• Goods carried by Railway, 3d. per load (cart weighbridge).
• Goods not carried by Railway, 6d. per load (cart weighbridge).
  The railway department may refuse to supply weights.

Stock, Implements, Dogs, and Poultry exhibited at Agricultural
Shows, and Entire Horses exhibited at Horse Parades.

Stock, implements, dogs, and poultry conveyed by Railway for exhibition at
Agricultural Shows, and entire horses conveyed for exhibition at horse parades, may
be conveyed back to the station from which they were originally sent free of cost,
if unsold, but at owners' risk, upon the production of a certificate in writing from
the Secretary of the Agricultural Show or parade at which they have been exhibited
that such are unsold, and that they are returned direct from the Show or parade for
conveyance back to the station from which they were sent. All loading, unloading,
collection, and delivery to be performed by the owners.

General.

The Department does not provide sheets for Classes F, N, O, P.
Goods from different consignors to one consignee, or from one consignor to
different consignees, will be charged separately.
When loading or unloading of goods is done by owners, the Department will take
no responsibility as to quantity or condition.
For loading and unloading any package weighing over 2 tons an extra charge will
be made; packages over 2 tons weight will also be charged extra for cranage.
Wherever an alternative charge is specified, it is intended that the lower charge
shall be taken, unless otherwise provided.
When goods are packed for carriage, the weight or measurement of the consign-
ment will include the weight or dimensions of the case or description of packing
used, provided that the charge shall not be less than for such case or other
description of packing when consigned alone.
Fractions of less than one cwt. in the tonnage will be taken as follows:-
Under cwt.as
Over cwt., but not over
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cwt.
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In computing rates and charges any fraction less than d. in the result will be
omitted; d. and above will be taken as 1d.
No fractions of a mile will be used in computing rates and charges. Five chains
and over will be taken as an additional mile; less than five chains will be omitted.
When "owners' risk" is specified against goods in Part V., such goods when charged
at the ordinary rates will be received, held, and conveyed at the sole risk of the
owner. But they may be received, held, and conveyed at the risk of the Railway
Department, subject to the limitations prescribed below, upon the consignor speci-
fying in the consignment-note "at Railway risk," in which case the rate will be
increased by one-sixth of the ordinary rates.
In accordance with the 144th section of "The Public Works Act, 1882," the
liability of the Minister for loss or damage is limited in respect to certain classes of
goods termed "special goods," unless such goods are declared by the consignor to be
"special goods," and the value is stated in the consignment note.
The following are the limitations in value, namely,-

Goods declared to be "special goods" are specified in Part V. Any package or
animal which exceeds in value the sum of £500 is also declared to be "special goods,"
and will be carried under special contract only. When goods are declared in the
consignment note to be "special goods," and the value is also stated therein, an
additional charge of one-third of the ordinary rates and charges for each £100 or
fraction of £100 of value so stated will be made thereon.
The value of each package must be separately stated.